[Vwdiesel] idle switch, diesel leak, oily engine block

Mark LaPlante laplante at mac.com
Fri Jan 2 17:13:55 EST 2004


I figured that much out. I was wondering which way the connector should 
be pointed. Or another point of reference is the part number stamped on 
the part. The accelerator doohickie seems to contact the switch 
slightly differently depending on how the switch is put in. I seemed to 
be getting some intermittent continuity to the switch with the throttle 
at idle. The plunger seems to be separated from the baffled grommet 
part of the switch. Not sure if that is normal or not.

I have noticed the upshift light coming on when coasting around a 
downhill 270 degree offramp. I usually put it into third gear, which 
brings the rpm up, but I guess I don't really get the engine braking of 
a gas engine in a diesel, right? Or does the compression help slow the 
car?

Mark



On Friday, January 2, 2004, at 04:02 PM, Scott Alexander wrote:

> Assuming that you are talking about the electrical switch which sits on
> top of the fuel pump, it should be pointed so that the accelerator
> doohickie pushes it when the accelerator is not being pressed.



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